Armstrong: Offensive line makes it happen for Britt

Wednesday

The Jack Britt Buccaneers took a big step toward winning the Mid-South 4-A Conference championship in football with a 34-20 win over south Cumberland rival South View last week.

Jack Britt's win gave the team a 4-0 record in conference play and 6-3 overall.

The Bucs' secret for success is easy to see and hard to stop. They have a great running back in Eric Carter, who operates behind one of the best offensive lines in the state. Against South View, Carter rumbled to 250 yards in only 13 carries. That's an incredible average of 19 yards per carry against a very talented South View defense.

Carter had long touchdown runs of 72 yards and 48 yards.

Carter should take his offensive line out to dinner, but given their size, that could be expensive.

The 6-foot-4-inch, 285-pound Erickson is the smallest of the group. Erickson will be playing college football for the East Carolina University Pirates next year.

The Buccaneers have a balanced offensive attack. Against the Tigers, quarterback Harrison Strother completed eight of 13 passes for 77 yards, including a touchdown pass to Edward Grant. Running back Marquis Foshee had 69 yards rushing.

The Tigers put up a great fight but were hurt by four fumbles. One fumble was returned for a touchdown by the Buccaneers' Zeke Miller.

The Tigers will take a record of 7-3 overall and 3-2 conference into their final game against Cape Fear.

Both the Buccaneers and the Tigers will have a chance to compete in the state playoffs and could possibly meet again.

Congratulations to the South View and Jack Britt runners who qualified for the state championship meet with their performances in last week's Eastern N.C. 4-A Regional Cross-Country Championship.

South View's leading runner, Michael Staples, was the regional individual runner-up by two-tenths of a second to Chris Kelly of Pinecrest.

The entire South View team - consisting of runners Staples, Tirtus Grant, Javier Alejancro, Austin Crawford and Joseph Moody - qualified for the state championship meet. Jack Britt's Jackson Sullivan also qualified individually for the state finals.

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